Winkel Surname
Approximately 18,535 people bear this surname
Winkel Surname Definition:
(German, Dutch) Dweller on land enclosed by mountains or woods; one who came from Winkel (corner); one who operated a small shop.
Winkel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 8,836 | 1:9,111 | 1,134 |
| United States | 3,500 | 1:103,560 | 11,413 |
| Netherlands | 2,909 | 1:5,805 | 624 |
| Denmark | 709 | 1:7,962 | 724 |
| Poland | 629 | 1:60,427 | 9,501 |
| Canada | 281 | 1:131,123 | 13,644 |
| Brazil | 261 | 1:820,208 | 29,701 |
| France | 258 | 1:257,452 | 39,723 |
| South Africa | 224 | 1:241,865 | 24,757 |
| Australia | 190 | 1:142,083 | 15,253 |
| Belgium | 150 | 1:76,644 | 12,128 |
| Austria | 126 | 1:67,583 | 10,403 |
| Argentina | 82 | 1:521,261 | 38,206 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| Switzerland | 44 | 1:186,657 | 16,684 |
| New Zealand | 35 | 1:129,381 | 15,740 |
| Curaçao | 33 | 1:4,765 | 122 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Luxembourg | 9 | 1:64,505 | 6,110 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Lesotho | 5 | 1:406,512 | 17,363 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 289 | 1:173,767 | 15,617 |
Winkel (193) may also be a first name.
Winkel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German, Dutch) Dweller on land enclosed by mountains or woods; one who came from Winkel (corner); one who operated a small shop.
From Winkhill; a location name in Staffordshire Or from the Dutch, Winkel; a personal name.
Winkel Demographics
Average Winkel Salary in
United States
$46,675 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Winkel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Winkel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Winkel is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Winkel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Winkel? popularity and diffusion
Winkel is the 28,970th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 393,178 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Winkel live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 653,740th most prevalent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 193 people.
This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 8,836 people, or 1 in 9,111. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 37 percent reside, Hesse, where 10 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 59 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 16 percent reside.
Winkel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Winkel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Winkel surname grew 1,211 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 314 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Winkel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Winkel last name are 16.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.75% registered with the political party.
The amount Winkel earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 9.48% less than the national average, earning 313,286 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 16.3% less than the national average, earning R 198,900 per year; in United States they earn 8.17% more than the national average, earning $46,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.79% more than the national average, earning $51,566 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winckel | 92 | 1,236 | / |
| Winkiel | 92 | 449 | / |
| Weinkel | 92 | 3 | / |
| Wingkel | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wionkel | 92 | 1 | / |
| Winkael | 92 | 1 | / |
| Winkell | 92 | 1 | / |
| Winkl | 91 | 19 | / |
| Wnkel | 91 | 1 | / |
| Winckell | 86 | 72 | / |
| Wijnckel | 86 | 2 | / |
| Weinkell | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wenkel | 83 | 1,171 | / |
| Vinkel | 83 | 782 | / |
| Wimkel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Winkil | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wienckiel | 80 | 12 | / |
| Winchel | 77 | 778 | / |
| Vinckel | 77 | 196 | / |
| Wenckel | 77 | 12 | / |
| Wynckel | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bingkel | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wenkell | 77 | 2 | / |
| Binkell | 77 | 1 | / |
| Winkieł | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whenkel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Vinkl | 73 | 34 | / |
| Binkl | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wenkl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wincl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Winchell | 71 | 6,231 | / |
| Wehenkel | 71 | 278 | / |
| Winnchel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wenckell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wincheel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vincel | 67 | 440 | / |
| Venkel | 67 | 23 | / |
| Bänkel | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bønkel | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vynkel | 67 | 7 | / |
| Binckl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehenckel | 67 | 1 | / |
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Winkel Reference & Research
Winkel DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Winkel FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Winkel
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